Improvement in seeders



C. E. MILLER.

Grain-Drill. r i No. 37,354. 1 Patented Jan. 6. 1863.

Witnesses: V lnventon AIVLPHOTU-LITHO. CD.N.Y (DSBURNE'S PROCESS) UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES E. MILLER, OF AMELIA, OHIO.

IMPROVEMENT IN SEEDERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N0. 37,354. dated January6, 11363.

To all whom it may concern V Be it known that I, CHARLES E. MILLER,

of Amelia, Glermont county, Ohio, have invented a. new and usefulCombined Glod- Crusher, Harrow, and Seed-Planter; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description thereof,reference being had to the annexed drawings, making part of thisspecification;

Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of the implement. Fig. 2 shows bytransverse section a portion of the seeding mechanism.

A is a stout frame, supported in front on a clod-crushing roller, B, andin rear by a harrow, 0. The periphery of the roller B is armed withstout flat-ended pins, which project radially and are distributed equably over its surface. The outer ends of these pins must present each one asufficient breadth of surface to crush, rather than merely penetrate theclods. The barrow U is butt-hinged to the frame, so as to fold upwardwhen the implement is backed bandman by the eoncavo-convex valve orreg.- ister G, held up by springs H, and adjusted downward by means ofscrews I.

J is a perforated slide, operated from the roller B by any customarygearing, L.

K is one of a series of equidistant staples, beveled upward to a narrowedge, where they support the slide.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim therein as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is- V 1. The seeding apparatusconsisting of the hopper E, having a long transverse ventage, F,closable by the adjustable concavo-convex shield or register G, andsupported by the beveled staples K, in combination with the spikedclod-crushingroller B, arranged and operating in the manner specified.

2. The described arrangement of elodcrusher B D, barrow O, andseeding'apparatus E F G H I J K L, as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony of which invention I hereunto set my hand.

G. E. MILLER. Witnesses:

GEO. H. KNIGHT,

FRANK A. DIAL.

